Felon accused of selling drugs near MHHS has bond lowered

Corey Albert Saylor, who is accused of selling methamphetamine near Mountain Home High School, appeared in court Thursday and through his public defender asked for his $70,000 bond to be lowered.

Saylor’s attorney told the court Saylor has been a lifelong resident of the county and has a job. Saylor told the court he sells garage doors for a local retailer.

The state, through Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kerry Chism, offered a different view of Saylor’s career.

“Mr. Saylor has apparently decided to sell meth for his livelihood. He’s apparently sold thousands of dollars of meth,” Chism told Circuit Court Judge John Putman. “People take that meth. That makes him a danger to the community.”

Chism also noted Saylor, a convicted felon, has been charged as a habitual offender. In 2015, Saylor entered a guilty plea to selling meth and was given five years of probation, meaning he was on probation at the time of his latest arrest.

After hearing arguments from both attorneys, Putman ordered Saylor’s bond be reduced to $25,000 as requested by the defense.

Saylor’s latest arrest

On July 18, Mountain Home police arrested two local residents on drug charges, including one who had heroin. The bust took place at a home less than a block away from, and within sight, of Mountain Home High School.

Saylor was arrested on charges of delivery of meth, possession of meth with the intent to deliver, possession of heroin with the intent to deliver, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful use of a communication device, two proximity to certain facilities penalty enhancers and one habitual offender penalty enhancer.

Authorities were able to purchase seven grams of methamphetamine from Saylor, according to an affidavit filed in the case.

Several days later, police executed a search warrant at the 413 Bomber Boulevard home Saylor shares with 26-year-old Brittany Nicole Wedgeworth. During the search of the residence, officers located a black box concealed under the bed in the bedroom Saylor and Wedgeworth reportedly share.

Interestingly, officers also reported finding Narcan, the medicine used to treat victims of opioid overdoses. Heroin is an opioid-based drug, as is Suboxone.

Suboxone is used to treat opioid addiction. The drug contains naloxone, the same drug in Narcan used to treat overdoses. However, Suboxone contains opioid properties, enough so that if a person takes a large enough dose, they can suffer an opioid overdose.

When officers searched a container attached to Wedgeworth's purse, they reported finding meth. They also reported finding marijuana and marijuana smoking pipes.

Wedgeworth was arrested on charges of possession of meth and heroin for the purpose of delivery, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one proximity to certain facilities penalty enhancer. She was released from the Baxter County jail after posting a $10,000 bond.